What are the top Zig repos?
Popular Zig repositories on GitHub, each answered in plain English for non-coders: what it is, its tech stack, and how to run it.
- oven-sh/bunBun is a single executable that replaces Node.js, npm, bundlers, and test runners—designed to be faster and si
- ghostty-org/ghosttyA fast, feature-rich terminal emulator for macOS and Linux that feels native to your platform, with GPU render
- ziglang/zigA modern systems programming language designed as a simpler, more ergonomic alternative to C, with built-in er
- lightpanda-io/browserA lightweight headless browser built from scratch in Zig for web scraping and AI agents. 10× faster and 16× li
- tigerbeetle/tigerbeetleA clustered OLTP database written in Zig that does one thing: record double-entry debit and credit transfers a
- fairyglade/lyLy is a minimal text-based login screen for Linux and BSD systems written in Zig. It replaces graphical login
- roc-lang/rocRoc is a new programming language designed to be fast, friendly, and functional — still in active development
- zigtools/zlsZLS is a community-built Language Server Protocol implementation for Zig, providing autocomplete, go-to-defini
- hexops/machA modular game engine and graphics toolkit written in Zig, aimed at building games and visual applications tha
- vercel-labs/zero-nativeBuild lightweight native desktop and mobile apps using your existing web framework (React, Vue, Svelte). Uses
- andrewrk/zig-general-purpose-allocatorA debugging tool for the Zig language that catches memory bugs like double-frees and leaks, now merged into th
- andrewrk/autodocA tool that turns Zig source code into an interactive, searchable documentation website where users can browse
- atasoya/carbonaraTerminal reader written in Zig that aggregates trending GitHub repos, Hacker News, Product Hunt, ArXiv papers,
- al3rez/zehnA fast command-line tool that searches across all your past Claude Code, Codex, pi, and opencode conversations
- ata-sesli/zovaAn embedded database library built on SQLite that adds content-addressed object storage, vector collections, a
- alichraghi/mach-duskAn experimental, lightweight graphics toolkit written in Zig that gives apps a fast, minimal way to talk to th
- alichraghi/mach-glfw-vulkan-exampleA ready-made Zig code example that opens a 3D window using Vulkan graphics, saving you the painful setup of co
- alichraghi/mach-objc-generatorA tool that translates Apple's Objective-C libraries into Zig code so Zig programs can use Apple's Metal graph
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